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W. W.y RAMSEY.

.LUBRIGATING oIL CUP.

Paten-ted MayY 9, 18 82.

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` W. W. RAMSEY.

LUBRIGATINGOIL CUP. 110.257,611. Patented May 9,1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. RAMSEY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE'HALF TO AUGUSTTEGELER, OF SAME PLACE.

LUBRICATING OIL-CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,611, dated May 9,1882.

Application filed November 1, 1880.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM W. RAMSEY, of Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery and State ot' Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Lubricating` Oil- Cups, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to improvements in lubricatn g oil-cups, ashereinafter described and speciicall y claimed.

My invention pertains to that class ot1 lubri cators which are attachedto the supply-pipe ot a steam-en gine, and by which the oil isautomatically fed into thepsteam, and is thereby conveyed to the valvesaiid piston `ot" the engine.

The accompanying drawings are made apart of my speciiication, in whichlike letters of ret'- erence designate like parts.

Figure l is a front elevation of the lubricating oilcup. Fig. 2 is acrosssection on the line :v rv, Fig. l. Fig. 3-is a central longitudinalsection of the same.

A represent-s a cylindrical vessel serving as a reservoir for the oil. Bis a. glass tube, sup ported at the top and bottom by pipes attached tothe side of the reservoir, and through which the oil is supplied to` thesame, and within which the amount ot' oil is discovered in the same. Thenut H closes the oritice at the top and the plug I closes the orifice atthe bottom of the glasstnbe, and through the latter the oil is withdrawnfrom the reservoirl To the top ot` the reservoir is attached thestop-cock T, used to give vent while filling or drawing oft' thecontents. To the lower end ofthe reservoir is screwed the part O, theleft end of which supports the stop-cock K andthe right end the glasstube Gand plug P. At the center of the part O is attached theoil-tube'S,

which extends to near the top of the reservoir, and is centrallysituated `relative to said reservoir. The oritice of this tube iscontinuous to the plug, and that portion within the part O is closed bythe stopcock K, which serves the double purpose of arresting the iiow ofoil if the visible feedtube becomes broken and regulates the ow of theoil to the steam-pipe.'

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end supports the stop-cock J, which closes the orifice U, the officebeing to close this orifice only when either ot' the glass tubes breaks.The

pipe-extension G' terminates in a thread, by

which attachment is made to the induction steam-pipe ot' an engine. Ofthis extension a part extends downward to embrace the upper end ot' thevisible feed-tube. At a right angle to this part is a rear extension,which supports the stop-cock M. This stop cock closes the orificeleading to the visible feed-tube C, and is used to prevent the escapeot' steam while filling and in case ot breakage.

The steampipes E and F screw into the part G, and the orifice in saidpart is continuous from the end ot' one to thc other. The outer end ofthe pipe F turns up to prevent the oil being carried into thecondensing-chamber D.

The operation is thus described: The stopcocks J and M being closed, thereservoir A is iilled with oil. These cocks are now opened. The steamentering the condensing-chamber D, water forms therein, and liowing intothe reservoir causes the oil to liow into the oil-tubo C, thence tocollect in drops on the point of the plug P, and thence ascend in dropsthrough the visible feed-tube 0,10 enter the pipe-extensioh G and becarried to the valve and piston of a. steam-engine to effect theirlubrication.

Having fully described my invention, whatv I desire to secure by LettersPatent is The herein-described steam-actuated lubricator, consisting ot'the metal oil-receptacle A and steam-condensing chamber D, from whichsteam-pipe connection E F extends, the glass indicator-tubes B and G,arranged at the side of the oil-receptacle, with which they areconnected, the pipes R, S, O, and G', having connecting-ducts, asspecilied, and the valves J K M, located as shown, the whole beingconstructed and arranged to operate substantially in the manner setforth.

WILLIAM W. RAMSEY.

Witnesses B. PICKERING, J. J. BELVILLE.

